GUITTOGuitar Pedalboard - Secure Clip-On Design Pedal board Aluminum Alloy with Carry Bag No Adhesive Needed GPB-02 Medium

TL;DR I wish I had discovered this sooner.I didn't start using a pedalboard until the early aughts, when a giant NYC Muff and Wah pedal became too much of a P.I.T.A. to setup at shows. Since then I've gone through a few approaches:* Giant SKB board with built in hard case and power supply: retired after too much detritus made the velcro base disgusting (blood, sweat, 4 Loko).* Bespoke wooden boards (to match Emporer and Atlas cabs I favored) I would build for a specific band (to limit my sound to n-number of pedals).* Several Pedal Train models when I was no longer playing regularly and wanted to swap pedals around more often.I was fine with a few Pedal Train models, but then in the last year, feeling inspired by YouTuber's like 60 Cycle Hum and, of course, Josh Scott and a couple surprisingly durable (both in quality and my fondness for them) Joyo pedals, I began to explore the wonderful world of "cheap, great sounding pedals". To wit, I wanted to play around more and, after playing guitar since 1994 I have bins of pedals to chose from.But the old velcro approach can be hard with some of the budget pedals. Flamma pedals, in particular, don't do well with velcro, even if you strip the base."There's got to be a better way!"This didn't lead me to the Guitto board, just yet. A note here: Guitto is Joyo's accessory line, if you're wondering. That may be a good or a bad thing, depending on your experience.There are two options I discovered:* HoleyBoards* Aclam's SmartTrackHoleyBoards are made in the US and are basically nice sheets of aluminum with holes drilled into them, anodized and painted, and built around the idea of using zip ties to secure pedals. This is how I used to mount pedals to the bespoke wooden boards I was building for myself. Jack White even has a signature collaboration model available from Third Man. The downside to this approach is that some pedals don't really have a good way to zip tie them. Look at the Chase Bliss Habit delay pedal on my board in the photos. There's not a good spot to put a zip tie that won't also block the 1/4" jacks.So that was a no go.Then I was looking at a pedal review (The Mocker fuzz) from a Catalonian company I had never heard of from Aclam. The pedal has some holes in the body that had me confused. Turns out it was designed to work with their SmartTrack pedal boards.This had me excited. Not only did they make pedals with integrated mounts, they had a plastic block system that allowed you to mount other pedals via friction. Sadly, the $400+ price tag for the model I wanted was a bit too steep for something I didn't really need.Le sigh.Somehow, I saw one of these Guitto boards in a video and thought "hey, that looks familiar!"First off, the Guitto board (I'm going to say Joyo here on out, since it's the same company and I feel less likely to misspell "Joyo") is only similar to the Aclam boards. So calling it a knock off is misleading. It's more "inspired by".Key differences:* Aclam has two different styles: "top routing" and "free routing". The Joyo board is more like the "free routing" models.* Aclam boards have a smaller track above each mounting track to tuck your power cables away.* Aclam boards lack the spring loaded back legs of the Joyo board, and instead have a screw system. This may be good or bad, depending on your use case/preferences. While you can pick the best height, it also means you don't get the quick set up of the Joyo's spring loaded legs.* Aclam has other clamp styles, including a "Fast Fastener" that lets you mount and move pedals without a tool. Note: I intend to order some of these and see if they work on the Joyo board.* Aclam boards don't have the carry handles, which I actually like.Before I get to my thoughts on the Joyo board, I want to be clear: the Aclam boards are certainly better. They have a few more features and tons of other options, etc. I hope that Joyo's inspired piece is compatible with their fasteners. It would be cool if they were and maybe even cooler if Aclam licensed their system and Joyo just did that and added the power routing... I did some digging and didn't see that they were doing that. Joyo could bump the price on these boards $20, give all that money to Aclam and I bet they'd still sell a ton.But all that drivel aside, here are my thoughts on the Joyo board.I love it. I'm using a wah/volume and a whammy pedal and they've stayed put. I've mounted a Joyo Power Supply 5 in the power bay and I really have no complaints. My cat loved it so much, he kept stealing the clamps as I was fiddling around.Pros:* Pedals stay put, don't worry about it.* Handles are actually useful for mounting and moving it around.* It comes with a decent case.* Folks who follow me on social (which includes some pros in some bands you might have heard of) think it's more expensive than it is.* Comes with a wrench mounted in the underside, for emergencies, and a nicer t-handle one for the bag (it won't fit in the mount on the underside as it is too tall and would make the base rock).Cons:* Instructions are lacking.* No explicit power cable routing.* Working on the underside is tricky... I use two stools and rest it on the handles alone to adjust power routing.* The spring loaded back legs and thus the fixed leg height is a mixed blessing.* Some pedals can still be tricky. Micro pedals don't have a lot of flat space for the clamps, so I've had to use up to four just to get enough purchase.Really, for the price, this thing is amazing. No regrets at all. Buy one!A few tips, if you do:* If you put the little angled nuts and screws on your clamps first, you will save a lot of time trying to line up the threads. The little washers will flip into place as you screw them down.* Sometimes, when moving pedals, the nuts may get misaligned and screw up to the body before they bite into the track. Just loosen the screw and the nut will drop back into place.* The clamps are angled, so mount one and then use the finger grips to push the one on the other side against the body as you tighten it.* Make sure you put the clamps in the same track for a pedal... if you don't it will not be secure.* Cable and wiring positions can make mounting tricky, but "less is more". You can see on my board that the nicer pedals have more flat spots (save for the Chase Bliss) and, thus, are pretty secure with only two clamps.Anyway, thanks for coming to my lecture. I really like this board, warts and all. Still tempted by the Aclam boards, but if you don't have that kind of money, you will not be disappointed in Joyo's Guitto board. It is wonderful.

The media could not be loaded. I am a gigging musician, playing around 4-6 shows a month. Like many people, for my pedals I'd been doing the Velcro thing for awhile, and always had issues with it. Besides all the fuzz and cat hair Velcro attracts, I would often have the Velcro come off the bottoms of pedals and stay stuck to the board, leaving a gooey mess from the adhesive, not to mention my pedals in disarray when I'd open the case.This new board is rock solid. It's a bit laborious getting it set up, and maybe not as convenient to change out pedals on the fly. Also, you have to account for the space being taken up by the blocks. But man, once you get it set up, it's unshakable. Time will tell as far as durability (first gig with it tonight). As others have stated, a couple of the allen screws were duds and would not lock, but I had ordered extra anyway, so no big deal. My power supply (a Donner) fit perfectly, and the side handles did not hinder my cables, due to the way I set it up. Storage bag is ok, but I eventually want to switch to a heavier duty road case. All in all, pretty satisfied, and I will try to update after a few gigs.

I loved the idea of no velcro, this was a fantastic choice I have 3 pedals so far but it could fit 6 to 8 smaller ones. Very sturdy but light weight. It comes with more than enough clamps to secure the pedals and they're very easy to install.

First of all, let me quote Morty Seinfeld: “I can’t stand Velcro, that TEARRRING sound!” Like Morty, I don’t like Velcro, and when it comes to pedalboards, I hate it. I hate buying used pedals with Velcro stuck on the bottom with pet hair all stuck in it and adhesive that won’t come off with sandblasting. When I saw the Guitto I knew it was for me.If I had found the Holeyboard first I probably would have bought that instead, because I had envisioned a metal pedalboard with holes in it that would allow you to secure the pedals with zip ties. But the fact is that after fruitless searching for such a pedalboard, I never found the Holeyboard, I found this, and only sometime later stumbled across the Holeyboard. I’m glad I found the Guitto first, though, because there are some design aspects of the Holeyboard that I don’t like, such as the raised two-tier design. Who needs an raised tier on a pedalboard? It just makes it bulky and wastes space. There are some advantages to the Holeyboard, such as the zip tie system. Although the Guitto’s mounting brackets hold the pedal securely, I wouldn’t exactly feel comfortable holding it upside down and shaking it to test it, but I would have no qualms doing that with the Holeyboard’s zip ties. Of course, no one should do that anyway. I did flip the Guitto upside down to take an underside photo, and the pedals held securely and didn’t budge (and I have a couple of large, heavy pedals).If I had a complaint, I would say that the instructions leave out a lot of detail and rely on the user’s common sense. The instructions didn’t tell me that when I secure the mounting brackets in the grooves, I should lift up on it slightly while tightening the screw, so it catches on the underside lip of the groove (otherwise it usually just spins without catching), but I quickly figured it out.It was kind of fun to figure out how to arrange the pedals so there’s enough room without the cord jacks getting in the way. It takes a little trial and error. I got the medium size because I like to keep a pretty minimum pedalboard, but like I said, I have a couple of fairly large pedals. I ended up staggering the pedals with one being lower, the next being higher, etc., to make the best use of space while keeping one line of pedals going left to right. The pedals are all easily accessible to step on, and the board is quite sturdy and pleasant to the eye. The design is just very smart, great for those of us who hate Velcro.

Good quality, strong and well-made pedalboard. Assembly was easy, but the bracket that holds power supply wasn't configured to hold smaller power brick like the Ghostfire. I had to drill the board to install the second plastic bracket in correct position. The manufacturer should add more pre-drilled holes to accommodate different sized power units.